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Arren
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Saying No to Selling Canada's Water
April 8, 2003 - 07:53 AM
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Water is an Essential Need and a Public Trust, Not a Commodity: Water is fundamental to ecosystem, community and economic health. Water is not a commodity to be exploited for the few. It belongs to everyone and no one. Access to it must be equitable.
Bulk Exports of Water Will Not Help Water-Starved Countries: Even large-scale water export cannot possibly satisfy the social and economic needs of distant societies. Water shipped halfway around the world will only be affordable to the privileged and will deepen inequities between rich and poor. International trade in bulk water will allow elites to assure the quality of their own drinking water supplies, while permitting them to ignore the pollution of their local waters and the waste of their water management systems.
Water Removals Are Environmentally Harmful: The natural water levels and flows in the Great Lakes basin are essential to maintaining ecosystem health. Changing water levels and flows will have unpredictable and harmful consequences to basin habitat, biodiversity, shorelines, jobs and culture, particularly to First Nations. Lower water levels will mean greater disturbance of highly contaminated sediments in shallow harbours and connecting channels and less dilution of polluted waters.
A Conservation Ethic: Far from exporting water, we should be better conserving the water resources we have. Among the most wasteful users of water in the world, Great Lakes communities must set an international example by learning to live within the limits of the watershed.
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I agree on you Arren
April 8, 2003 - 07:07 AM
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Originally posted by Arren
Water is an Essential Need and a Public Trust, Not a Commodity: Water is fundamental to ecosystem, community and economic health. Water is not a commodity to be exploited for the few. It belongs to everyone and no one. Access to it must be equitable.
Bulk Exports of Water Will Not Help Water-Starved Countries: Even large-scale water export cannot possibly satisfy the social and economic needs of distant societies. Water shipped halfway around the world will only be affordable to the privileged and will deepen inequities between rich and poor. International trade in bulk water will allow elites to assure the quality of their own drinking water supplies, while permitting them to ignore the pollution of their local waters and the waste of their water management systems.
Water Removals Are Environmentally Harmful: The natural water levels and flows in the Great Lakes basin are essential to maintaining ecosystem health. Changing water levels and flows will have unpredictable and harmful consequences to basin habitat, biodiversity, shorelines, jobs and culture, particularly to First Nations. Lower water levels will mean greater disturbance of highly contaminated sediments in shallow harbours and connecting channels and less dilution of polluted waters.
A Conservation Ethic: Far from exporting water, we should be better conserving the water resources we have. Among the most wasteful users of water in the world, Great Lakes communities must set an international example by learning to live within the limits of the watershed.
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Re: Saying No to Selling Canada's Water
April 9, 2003 - 09:52 AM
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I agree with u!!!!!
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Re: Saying No to Selling Canada's Water
April 15, 2003 - 10:58 AM
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I disagree with you. Yes, if we send bulk loads of water it will effect our enviroment. But what if we get more countries help us like the U.S.A. We can get money from selling the water to make the macine which converts salt water to fresh water.
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Re: Saying No to Selling Canada's Water
May 30, 2003 - 08:24 AM
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Nanthagoban, how do you know if the U.S. is going to help us?
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Re: Saying No to Selling Canada's Water
February 19, 2004 - 04:19 AM
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How about if you try cleaning first the water you made dirty? Is it cold the one making brain work slowly?
Then it wouldnt be such a problem making money with water selling. Money is always good thing to have.
BTW. Where do you plan to sell it to? US America?
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